mystifier

Questions about mystifier

What does mystifier mean?

mystifier means "a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution".

How many syllables are in mystifier?

mystifier has 3 syllables and divides as my-sti-fier under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mystifier?

Close synonyms include puzzle, puzzler, teaser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mystifier a common word?

mystifier is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.